The mosque itself was built on the site of the earlier cathedral of St Vincent which was demolished by Cordoba's Muslim rulers following the Islamic invasion and occupation of parts of southern Spain in the eight century.
So when Muslims were ruling Spain they did not allow Christians to use this place?
66 posted on 12/26/2006 7:59:27 PM PST by A. Pole
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